Reading as Epic Journey

You look at this book cautiouly, circling it warily. 1,260 pags? !! (Do not even consider to abridgement, for that is wicked) To read this massive work, you must be brave and Determined. It is not easy or light, and, Although it is far and away my favorite book, there were many times when i would lay it aside and flashing With That slow, "God give me strength" air. Yet what epic journey worth its scratch is fluffy, over-in-a-day fun? Jean Valjean has hardship, so does the reader. One does not so much read as inhabit Les Miserables. I lived with this book for at Entire semester, and had been dipping my toes into ITT for over a year. When I finally read the last pages, there were tears streaking my face. That is a rare compliment to Hugo. My tears were not only for the sad fate of the convict-saint, but for th completion of a Long Journey. I never rea Les Miserables to finish it. Perhaps this is Merely to indication of insanity, Perhaps to accurate reflection of the mind set Necessary to read and enjoy Hugo. Get lost in his page-long sentences and revel in the vrebiosity! Be brave, and do not give up.